User Guide
Contents
Essentials
Basic Gestures 1
Phone Clone 4
Lock and Unlock Your Screen 5
Get Familiar with the Home Screen 6
Control Panel 14
Screenshots & Screen Recording 20
Enter Text 28
Multi-Window 29
Show Date and Time When the Screen Is O 38
Smart Features
AI Voice 40
AI Touch 42
Super Device 43
Huawei Share 45
Easy Print 45
Camera and Gallery
Take Photos 47
Portrait Mode 49
Night Mode 49
Aperture Mode 50
AI Camera 51
Pro Mode 51
Record Videos 54
Time-Lapse Photography 55
Dual-View Mode 55
Multi-cam 56
Adjust Camera Settings 57
Manage Gallery 59
Edit Pictures and Videos 62
Highlights 64
Apps
MeeTime 66
Notepad 69
Compass 75
Optimizer 76
Settings
Display & Brightness 77
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Basic Gestures
Basic Gestures and Shortcuts
System Navigation Gestures
Go to Settings > System & updates > System navigation and make sure that Gestures is
selected.
Return to the previous screen
Swipe in from the left or right edges to return to the previous screen.
Back to home screen
Swipe up from the bottom to go to the home screen.
Recent tasks
Swipe up from the bottom of the screen and hold to view recent tasks.
Close an app
When viewing recent tasks, swipe up on an app preview to close the app.
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Switch between apps
•Slide across the bottom edge of the screen to switch between apps.
Before using this gesture, touch Settings on the System navigation
screen, and ensure that Slide across bottom to switch apps is enabled.
•Swipe across the bottom of the screen in an arc to switch between apps.
If your device does not have the Slide across bottom to switch apps switch, it indicates
that the corresponding feature is not supported.
Knuckle Gestures
Before using knuckle gestures, use either of the following methods to make sure that all
necessary features are enabled (depending on your device model):
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures, and enable Take
screenshot and Record screen.
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Motion control > Take screenshot, and enable
Smart screenshot.
Take a screenshot
Knock twice on the screen with a knuckle to take a screenshot.
Take a scrollshot
Knock on the screen with a knuckle and draw an "S" to take a scrolling
screenshot.
Capture part of the screen
Knock and draw an enclosed area with a knuckle to capture part of the
screen.
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Record screen
Knock twice on the screen with two knuckles to start or end a screen
recording.
More Gestures
Access Home screen editing mode
Pinch two ngers together on the home screen.
Display the shortcut panel on the lock screen
Turn on the screen and swipe up from the bottom of the lock screen.
Display the search bar
Swipe down from the middle of the home screen.
Display the notication panel
Swipe down from the upper left edge of the screen.
Turn on a shortcut switch
Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control
Panel and touch to expand the shortcut switches panel.
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Button Shortcuts
Power o and restart
Press and hold the Power button until your phone displays the Power o
and Restart menus.
Turn up the volume
Press the Volume up button.
Turn down the volume
Press the Volume down button.
Take a screenshot
Press the Volume down and Power buttons simultaneously.
Some products do not have volume buttons.
Phone Clone
Use Phone Clone to Move Data to Your New Device
Phone Clone lets you quickly and seamlessly move all the basic data (including contacts,
calendar, images, and videos) from your old phone to your new phone.
Migrate Data from a Huawei/Android Device
1On your new phone, open the Phone Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates >
Phone Clone, touch This is the new device, and select Huawei or Other Android.
2On your old device, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone.
•For Huawei devices: You can download Phone Clone from AppGallery.
•For Android devices: You can download Phone Clone from the Huawei ocial website.
3On the old device, open the Phone Clone app, touch This is the old device, and follow
the onscreen instructions to connect the old device with your new phone manually, or by
scanning a code.
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4On your old device, select the data you wish to clone, and touch Next > Transfer to
complete the data cloning.
Migrate Data from an iPhone or iPad
1On your new phone, open the Phone Clone app, or go to Settings > System & updates >
Phone Clone, touch This is the new device, and select iPhone/iPad.
2On your old device, follow the onscreen instructions to download and install Phone Clone.
3On the old device, open the Phone Clone app, touch Transfer data to a Huawei phone,
and follow the onscreen instructions to connect the old device with your new phone by
scanning the code.
4On your old device, select the data you wish to clone, and follow the onscreen instructions
to complete the data cloning.
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock and Unlock Your Screen
Lock the screen
Auto-lock:
Your phone screen will be automatically locked if you haven't performed any operations on it
for a period of time.
You can go to Settings > Display & brightness > Sleep, and set the screen timeout duration.
Manually lock the screen:
You can manually lock the screen using either of the following methods:
•Press the Power button.
•Pinch two ngers together on the home screen, touch Service widgets, swipe down to the
bottom, touch Widgets, touch and hold down on the Screen Lock icon, and touch Add to
home screen. Then touch the Screen Lock icon to lock the screen.
Please make sure your device has been updated to the latest system version.
Turn On the Screen
You can turn on the screen in any of the following ways :
•Press the Power button.
•Go to Settings > Accessibility features > Shortcuts & gestures > Wake screen, and
enable and use Raise to wake, Double-tap to wake, or Show palm to wake.
If your phone does not have this option, it indicates that this feature is not supported.
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Unlock Your Screen
Password unlock: Once the screen is turned on, swipe up from the middle of the screen to
display a panel where you can enter your lock screen password. Then, enter your lock screen
password.
Face unlock: Once the screen is turned on, bring your face in front of the screen of your
phone. Your phone will unlock automatically after it recognizes your face.
Fingerprint unlock: Touch the ngerprint sensor zone with a nger that you have already
set up on your device. Wake up your screen rst to show the ngerprint sensor zone, if your
device has an in-screen ngerprint sensor.
Get Familiar with the Home Screen
Use Service Widgets
Service widgets allow you to:
•Preview or access apps, such as to view the weather forecast, or play music.
•Select from a range of service widget styles and layouts to customize your home screen.
•Stack and combine multiple service widgets to save home screen space, streamline your
home screen, and navigate with greater ease.
Apps with a widget bar at the bottom support service widgets.
To remove the widget bar, go to Settings > Home screen & wallpaper > Home screen
settings > Show widget bars.
This feature is not supported in certain scenarios. Actual usage shall prevail.
Add Service Widgets to Your Home Screen
You can add a service widget to the home screen in any of the following ways:
•Swipe up on an app icon to expand its service widget, and touch to add the service
widget to the home screen.
•Swipe up on an app icon to expand its service widget, touch and hold down on the service
widget, touch More service widgets, select your desired style, and touch Add to home
screen.
•Touch and hold down on an app icon, touch Service widgets, select your desired style, and
touch Add to home screen.
•Pinch two ngers together on the home screen, touch Service widgets, select your desired
service widget, and touch Add to home screen. You can also touch and hold down on your
desired service widget, and drag it to any blank area on the home screen.
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If there is no space available on the current screen, the widget will be pinned to the next
screen. If neither screen has any space, a new screen will be created for the service widget, to
the right of the current screen.
You can also touch and hold down on a service widget on the More service widgets screen,
and drag it to any blank area on the home screen. If you decide not to add the service widget
to the home screen while dragging it, drag it to the undo zone instead at the top of the
screen.
•Service widgets cannot be pinned to folders.
•Swiping up on the app icon will not expand the service widget in certain scenarios.
Actual usage shall prevail.
Stack Service Widgets
Stack same-sized service widgets/widget combos to save home screen space, and streamline
your home screen.
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Stacking service widgets:
Touch and hold down on a service widget/widget combo, drag it to another service widget/
widget combo of the same size, and release to stack the two items, once they have
completely overlapped.
Viewing widgets within a stack:
Swipe up or down on a stack to view all of its service widgets.
Managing service widgets:
1Expand the stack in any of the following ways:
•Swipe down further to expand the stack.
•Touch and hold down on the stack, and touch Expand stack.
2Then manage widgets in the stack as follows:
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•Adjusting the position of a service widget: Touch and hold down on a service
widget, and drag it to change its position.
•Pinning a service widget to the top: Touch a service widget to pin it to the top of the
stack.
•Removing a service widget from the stack: Touch and hold down on a service
widget, drag it to the edge of the screen and hold, wait for the service widget to be
moved out of the stack, and drag the widget to any blank area on the home screen.
•Deleting a service widget: Swipe left on a service widget to delete it.
•Deleting a widget stack: Once all of the service widgets in a stack are removed, the
stack will be automatically deleted.
Combine Service Widgets
Combine service widgets of all sizes, and add frequently-used shortcuts to widget combos, to
create shortcuts for common features.
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Adding a widget combo:
•Hold and drag a service widget to another service widget of any size, until they partially
overlap, and release to complete the combination, once the back panel has been expanded.
•Pinch two ngers together on the home screen, go to Service widgets > Widget combos,
touch and hold down on the widget combo that you wish to add, and touch Add to home
screen. You can also touch , select your favorite service widgets to customize your own
combo, and touch .
Editing a widget combo:
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Touch and hold down on the service combo, and touch Edit combo to add or remove service
widgets or shortcuts. Touch , , or to change the template size. Hold and drag to
adjust the position of the added content.
Removing a widget combo:
Touch and hold down on the widget combo, and touch Remove combo to remove the
widget combo.
Renaming a widget combo:
Touch and hold down on the widget combo, and touch Rename to rename the widget
combo.
You can also touch and hold down on a service widget to edit or remove it.
Certain service widgets can't be edited.
Edit and Remove Service Widgets
Edit service widgets:
Touch and hold down on a service widget, and select Edit to set which information will
display for the widget.
For example, you can set the cover of the Gallery service widget to a specied picture. To do
this, you can touch and hold down on the Gallery service widget, go to Edit > Select a
photo, and follow the onscreen instructions to set it.
Remove service widgets:
Touch and hold down on a service widget, and select Remove to remove it from the home
screen.
•If you uninstall certain apps, the corresponding service widgets will also be removed.
•Certain service widgets can't be edited.
Create and Use Large Folders
Large folders make it easy to categorize app icons on the home screen. Directly open an app
by touching the app icon, without expanding the folder, and adjust the folder size as needed,
to craft your ideal home screen layout.
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Create a Large Folder
1Touch and hold an app icon and drag it over another icon to create a new folder.
2Touch and hold a folder to switch between display modes. For example, you can touch
and hold a new folder and select Enlarge from the displayed menu to create a large
folder.
3You can touch the lower right corner of the large folder to open it and then touch the
folder name to rename it.
You can also rename the folder by touching and holding it and selecting Rename.
Operations in a Large Folder
You can perform the following operations in large folders:
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•Adjust the folder size: Touch and hold down on a large folder, and release your nger
when the pop-up menu displays. Drag the blue edges or corners around the folder to adjust
the folder size, and touch any blank area on the home screen to complete the operation.
•Enter or exit folders: Touch the lower right corner on a large folder to enter it. Touch a
blank area in the folder to exit it.
When there are too many app icons to display on one page within a large folder, a stacked
icon will appear in the folder's lower right corner. You can touch the stack icon to open the
folder.
•Add or remove apps: Open a large folder, and touch , and add or remove apps as
required. If you deselect all apps within the folder, the folder will be deleted.
•Switch between display modes: Touch and hold down on a folder to switch between a
standard and large display. For example, you can touch and hold down on a standard
folder, and select Enlarge from the displayed menu to create a large folder.
Notication and Status Icons
Network status icons may vary depending on your region or network service provider.
Supported features vary depending on the device model. Some of the following icons
may not be relevant to your phone.
5G network connected 4G network connected
3G network connected 2G network connected
Full signal strength Roaming
Data saver enabled No SIM card inserted
Hotspot enabled Hotspot connected
Hotspot disconnected Switching networks via Wi-Fi+
Wi-Fi connected Wi-Fi network is faulty, unable to
connect to the Internet
Wi-Fi 6 connected Wi-Fi 6 network is faulty, unable
to connect to the Internet
Wi-Fi 6+ connected Wi-Fi 6+ network is faulty, unable
to connect to the Internet
Dual Wi-Fi connected Dual Wi-Fi connected, with the
main Wi-Fi supporting Wi-Fi 6
Dual Wi-Fi connected, with the
main Wi-Fi supporting Wi-Fi 6+ Alarm set
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Battery empty Low battery
Charging Fast charging
Super charging Wireless super charging
Wireless fast charging Regular wireless charging
Power Saving mode enabled Digital Balance enabled
Bluetooth enabled Bluetooth device battery
Bluetooth device connected VPN connected
Airplane mode enabled Do Not Disturb mode enabled
Location service enabled Eye Comfort enabled
Driving mode enabled Performance mode enabled
Headset connected Projection device connected
Calling VoLTE enabled
Missed call New message
Silent mode Vibration pattern
Syncing data Data syncing failed
New email Event reminder
Apps using the camera Apps using the microphone
NFC enabled More notications
Control Panel
Introduction to Control Panel
Manage and control audio playback, shortcuts, and Super Device, with greater ease, in
Control Panel.
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Overview of Common Features in Control Panel
Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel to access the
following features:
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•Audio control panel: Controls audio playback and allows you to switch between recently-
used media apps and listening devices (such as Visions and Bluetooth headsets).
•Shortcuts: Enables, disables, or sets frequently-used features.
•Super Device: Collaborates with tablets, laptops, Visions, and other devices to facilitate
seamless wireless projection, video transfers, and other cross-device features.
•Smart devices: Allows you to manage and control devices have been added in AI Life.
If your phone is not pre-installed with some relevant apps, download it from AppGallery.
Edit Control Panel
Control Panel allows you to edit features, such as relocate shortcut switches, hide Super
Device, and edit smart scenes and smart devices, so that you can manage your devices with
greater ease.
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Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel, and touch
. From there, feel free to:
•Edit shortcut switches: Touch Edit switches, hold and drag a shortcut switch to relocate it.
You can also drag a frequently-used hidden shortcut switch up to the unhidden part of the
shortcut switch panel, or drag a less frequently-used shortcut switch down to the hidden
part.
•Hide Super Device: Touch Hide Super Device to hide Super Device. Touch Show Super
Device to show Super Device.
•Edit smart devices: Touch Edit devices, and touch at the top of an added smart device
to remove it from the Control Panel. Touch a smart device that you have linked to AI Life
below to add it to the Control Panel.
If your phone is not pre-installed with some relevant apps, download it from AppGallery.
Use Shortcut Switches
Turn on a Shortcut Switch
Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel and touch
to expand the shortcut switches panel.
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•Touch a shortcut switch to enable or disable the corresponding feature.
•Touch and hold a shortcut switch to access the settings screen of the corresponding feature
(supported by some features).
•Touch to access the system settings screen.
Customize Shortcuts
Swipe down from the upper right edge of the screen to display Control Panel, go to >
Edit switches, then touch and hold a shortcut switch to drag it to your preferred position,
and touch Done.
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